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In Roman mythology, Vertumnus — also Vortumnus or Vertimnus — is the god of seasons, change and plant growth, as well as gardens and fruit trees. He could change his form at will; using this power, according to Ovid's Metamorphoses (xiv), he tricked Pomona into talking to him by disguising himself as an old woman and gaining entry to her orchard, then using a narrative warning of the dangers of rejecting a suitor (the embedded tale of Iphis and Anaxarete) to seduce her. The tale of Vertumnus and Pomona has been called the only purely Latin tale in Ovid's Metamorphoses.
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| Statue of Vertumnus in the Lowe Museum Statue of Vertumnus in the Lowe Museum www6.miami.edu/lowe/art_greco_roman.htm - Web |
| Museu Gulbenkian tapestry Museu Gulbenkian tapestry www.museu.gulbenkian.pt/obra.asp?num=2329&nuc=a10&lang=en - Web |
| Getty Museum tapestry Getty Museum tapestry www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/artObjectDetails?artobj=6166 - Web |
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